USAir Barclay Cancellation Warning

When you cancel your Barclay card make sure they don't charge you the annual fee. They will tell you that you won't be charged but then it will show up on your statement.
They sent us an email to clear the balance, which was the annual fee.
Called them to clear it up.
Then on a statement for the next month they still had the fee on with a delinquent notice.
Just called them again and they said that they would submit it again and that it should appear on the next statement.
Assured me that it would be and that the account was closed.
Since it should take 1-2 days to reverse out the charge I will call them again.
I'm glad I cancelled this card and kept my AA card with CITI.
So when you cancel your card make sure that you don't get charged an annual fee for not having an account.

If one travels internationally, I would think it would be better to keep the Barclay card than the Citi card. If I remember correctly, unlike the Citi AA cards the US Air card no longer charges foreign transaction fees or currency conversion fees. If enough folks switched, maybe Citi would drop those charges as well (they already do for the HHonors branded VISA).

My card is getting close to the one year mark. I received a note from the bank saying that I should cancel the CC before xx date, else I will be charged the annual fee. Is that just an empty threat? OR is that their new policy - no retention bonus and no annual fee waiver?

I would never keep a card unless it was worth it to me as for the note consider it a compliance issue., you have been served notice, of a pending bill, once the due date has passed, and you retain the card....

The service has been rendered, who are you going to complain to, who will resolve your problem....

The note that they sent me may be a compliance issue, but is it being currently enforced? Anyone with recent experience regarding this?
I will keep the card open only if I don't have to pay the annual fee, so, it is decision time.

The note that they sent me may be a compliance issue, but is it being currently enforced? Anyone with recent experience regarding this?
I will keep the card open only if I don't have to pay the annual fee, so, it is decision time.

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As the posts up-thread indicate, if you call to cancel Barclay's seems to offer you another waiver of the annual fee, and perhaps another bonus for spend, to keep the card. Sounds worth a try from what you indicate.

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